Both Uses of
contrite
in
Emma
- In the warmth of true contrition, she would call upon her the very next morning, and it should be the beginning, on her side, of a regular, equal, kindly intercourse.
Chpt 3.7-8 *contrition = sorrow or regret for a fault or offense
- She felt for Harriet, with pain and with contrition; but no flight of generosity run mad, opposing all that could be probable or reasonable, entered her brain.†
Chpt 3.13-14
Definition:
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(contrite) feeling sorrow or regret for a fault or offense